HEALTH COURSE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL DONATION

Health and Society 2026 Open access

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Authors: Dayane Indyara de Sá Silva, Cristiano Leonardo de Oliveira Dias, Renata Di Pietro Carvalho, Anielly Geovanna Santos Leopoldo, Viviane Dias Souto, Karoline de Souza Oliveira, Priscilla Loreddany Santos Queiroz e Silva, Euvaíra Nunes de Aquino Fonseca, Romana Aparecida Alves Barbosa, Suede de Oliveira Neto Silva, Carla Rodrigues Pereira, Letícia Lima Silva de Abreu
+5 more Davidson Gonçalves Soares, Jéssica Najara Aguiar de Oliveira, Micaela Santos Pereira, Gabriel Jose De Menezes, Gizelle Coelho Azevedo
DOI: 10.51249/hs.v6i01.2834
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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the knowledge of health sciences students about bone marrow transplantation and the National Registry of Voluntary Bone Marrow Donors (REDOME). Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 205 students from higher education institutions located in the north of Minas Gerais. Students’ knowledge about leukemia, bone marrow donation and REDOME registration was measured using an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Person’s chi-square test was applied to assess the correlation between the studied estimates. Results: Participants were divided into 155 (75.6%) female students and 50 (24.4%) male students, with a mean age of 23.6 years. It is noteworthy that most of the assessed group reported no or poor knowledge about bone marrow donation. Female gender (p=0.018), registered donors at REDOME (p=

Fields of Study & Subjects

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Organ Donation and Transplantation Blood donation and transfusion practices

Publication details

Journal / source
Health and Society
Volume
6
Issue
01
Pages
99–111
Publication date
5 February 2026